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Nintendo is taking its sweet time in making its Miitomo app available to us US Americans. But the waiting, in so much as there has been waiting for a glorified Nintendo-only social network, is almost over. After a bit of exclusivity in Japan, the app is set to go live in the United States and "several other countries" on Thursday, March 31st. Want to know which other countries? So do we. Read More Nintendo's Miitomo App Set To Launch In The United States On March 31st was written by the awesome team at Android Police .

USB-C is the shiny new thing, but there's a lot more to it. More people every day are picking up Android phones with a new power port on the bottom. MicroUSB has started the slow march out, and USB-C is taking its place. It's an unusual port that does a whole lot more than charge your phone, and the companies that make third-party cables for everything have been learning as they go that USB-C is wildly different from what we've been using up to this point. It's a change that has brought about a ton of questions regarding safety and extended usage over time, so we've put together this handy little FAQ to get you ready to use USB-C. Why the switch to USB-C? We've been using microUSB in lots of things for a long time now. As an industry standard, it saved many people from needing to worry about using multiple kinds of cables to charge their various gadgets. (So long as those gadgets all used microUSB.) USB-C takes that idea and expands it to a single port that can

The "weekly" BGR Show podcast might never actually be released on a weekly basis, but Jonathan and Zach managed to only skip one week this time, so things are at least moving in the right direction. On this week's episode, the pair discuss new Apple products that are launching this week, as well as some big changes that are currently taking place at Apple. Jonathan also makes a shocking admission when he reveals that he's having some second thoughts about... actually, we won't spoil it for you. The full episode is embedded below, or you can download it on iTunes. iTunes Link Direct MP3 Link Direct RSS Feed  

A large number of banks across the US are adding support for Samsung Pay this week, which is great news for owners of the Galaxy S7 or any other Samsung device that supports the company’s mobile payments platform. In the list of new banks supported, there are multiple credit unions from all over the place, […] Many More Banks Adding Support for Samsung Pay, Here’s the List is a post from: Droid Life

There are hundreds of different cases available for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. We're going to take a look at some specific cases in the next couple of weeks. First up is the Shine Guard from VRS Design.

The HTC 10 has been one of the regulars in our rumored section for a long time - we saw it leak through renders, cases, various specs, live images, among others. But the HTC 10 is going to be unveiled on April 12, and as of recently, it has been teased by the company itself. The #powerof10 campaign has brought us teasers about its audio, top-quality camera, its elegant frame, and finally, we got the invitation to the announcement. Today HTC has yet another teaser for us - this time it's about performance, but it also gives us a glimpse at the front capacitive keys, flanking a...

Slowly, but surely, more and more customers are becoming always connected with a smartphone and getting rid of your phone number is going the way of the cable cutters. According to a leaked document sent to TmoNews, T-Mobile plans to launch new data-only plans for smartphones and tablets starting at $20 per month for 2GB. Ever since data became the staple that carriers sell to its customers, rather than offering a small fee for unlimited access, data is becoming the main product being sold with phone calls free of limits through all carriers in the US. The document says T-Mobile...

Samsung’s teamed up with the Asian Food Channel (AFC) to launch a tasty new application for all of its Galaxy-branded devices. Samsung Savour is now available to download through Galaxy Apps, and gives users instant access to all the latest and greatest cooking recipes aired on AFC, together with a carefully crafted selection of ‘must […]

Sony Mobile is pushing out a small update to the ‘Themes’ app that moves it to build number 4.0.A.0.16. The new update includes some small improvements to the visual design, but it largely works as before. You can get the latest version via the What’s New app, or you can download the APK file below. […]

Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various […]

Bored of the default lock screen on Android devices, and specifically the one on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge? Samsung thinks you could do with a more powerful lock screen and has launched an app called Good Lock on the Galaxy Apps store. Supported on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, Good Lock […]

Now that Mobile World Congress 2016 has come and gone, the dust has settled – and, while Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are the most perfect Android handsets we’ve ever seen, some say that LG out-innovated Samsung this year with its modular G5 smartphone. We extend congratulations to LG for thinking outside of […]

With the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 (2016), Samsung also launched the Galaxy A7 (2016). In terms of appearance, the new A7 looks the same as its siblings, but the screen has gotten larger at 5.5 inches. It’s considered the perfect sweet size for phablet smartphones, and Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 edge and even Apple’s […]

Samsung has announced that its Samsung Pay service is now available in China. The Korean company has teamed up with China UnionPay (CUP) that makes it easier for the service to have a wider reach and adheres to local laws and regulations. Currently, Samsung Pay supports credit and debit cards from nine banks and works […]

It was reported a couple of weeks ago that Samsung is going to shut down Milk Music as it looks to acquire Tidal in order to revamp its digital music strategy. While Samsung has confirmed that it has no plans to acquire Tidal the company is going ahead with the Milk Music shutdown. It has […]

Samsung has announced that there are now four times as many Gear S2 apps available than at the smartwatch’s launch during IFA 2015. The South Korean smartphone giant is trying to launch as many apps on its first round smartwatch as possible to compete with the Apple Watch and other Android Wear-based smartwatches. It is […]

Nearly three months before we would have expected them, Samsung has made the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) official in China. The phones are listed on the company’s website, and as the leaks had confirmed, the J5 (2016) and J7 (2016) come with a metal frame and considerably improved specs over their original […]

A newly published patent application from Samsung reveals that the company has invented sensors which will be fixed to the side of the Gear VR headset and will be able to detect in-air gestures to trigger clicks. This will enable users to move and click using a cursor without requiring any physical buttons on the […]

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